Link , Link , [ New York appeals court throws out Trump’s civil fraud penalty], Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , [“While the injunctive relief ordered by the court is well crafted to curb defendants’ business culture, the court’s disgorgement order, which directs that defendants pay nearly half a billion dollars to the State of New York, is an excessive fine that violates the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution,” Judges Dianne T. Renwick and Peter H. Moulton wrote in one of several opinions shaping the appeals court’s ruling.]